bed-ridden

WordNet-Online
Free dictionary and thesaurus of English. Definitions, synonyms, antonyms and more...
Hint: double-click any word to get it searched!

Definitions from WordNet

Adjective bed-ridden has 1 sense

bedfast, bedridden, bedrid, infirm, sick-abed - confined to bed (by illness)
Antonym: well (indirect, via ill)

Definitions from the Web

Bed-ridden

Definition:

adjective

Unable to leave or move from one's bed due to illness, injury, or physical disability.

Sense 1:

adjective

Pertaining to a person confined to bed due to poor health or physical condition.

Example Sentences:

1. After the surgery, he was bed-ridden for several weeks.

2. The elderly woman remained bed-ridden for the remainder of her life.

3. The accident left him bed-ridden, relying on others for daily care.